The Israeli and his team, without the big star, fought against one of the league’s lions – but finally surrendered: The Washington Wizards and Danny Abdia lost 125: 119 this morning (Saturday to Sunday) to the new Milwaukee Bucks at home, after a dramatic finish at the Capital 1 Arena. This is the third consecutive loss to the Scott Brooks and his team, who dropped to a balance of 23:14.
Washington managed to be in business despite the absence of its great scorer Bradley Bill, who was rested due to a minor knee injury but surrendered in the final seconds. Abdia, who went up in the top five, got 35 minutes in which he scored 9 points (4/10 from the field, 1/6 from the three) and added 4 rebounds, one assist and one steal.
After a close first quarter, the Wizards were already leading by 12 points (48:60) in the second quarter, but the Bucks got back to business until the break to which they came down with a minimal lag, 65:64.
From here we got a close game, when Washington did not give up in the fourth quarter and after a lag of eight points (109: 101), less than six minutes to go, managed to come back and did not break. 41 seconds to go Russell Westbrook, who issued a huge game (a triple-double of 42 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists), forced a 119: 119 tie with a formidable three. Westbrook provided high ability beyond the arc with 5/11.
Abdia, who in the last losing game against the Philadelphia Sixers ran into offense problems, performed one of those on Chris Middleton 33 seconds to go. Middleton (16 points on a bad percentage from the field, 9/9 from the penalty spot) is accurate twice, 119: 121. In the counter-attack Westbrook missed a layup, Middleton took the return ball, was sent back to the line by Abdia and actually closed the story. At the end 119: 125 to the Bucks, who went up to 14:24. Yannis Antocompo, the All-Star Game MVP, recorded another routine evening in the office with a triple-double of 33 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. The Greek also added one kidnapping and one block.
The two groups will meet again in the US capital on the night between Monday and Tuesday (01:00 Israel time).